Athens City council weighs land purchase for water needs
City council members vote to buy land along the Hocking River to add up to four million gallons of daily water capacity. They also hire a Wooster engineering firm for a long range street plan, approve a garbage truck purchase, and study Tulane Road storm sewer damage with an Evans firm. A public hearing on Ohio University development plans is tentatively set.
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West
Athens
Wooster
Tulane Rd
Ohio University
Raymond Shepard
Fred H. Klaer, Jr
Columbus
Hocking River
W. State St
Columbus Rd
Elmer Jones
Southeast
Ern Ohio Development Co
Athens State Hospital
Murphy, McDaid and Gasbarre, Engineering Associates
Planning Commission
Harry Crewson
Edgar Tuckerman
Tad Grover
Evans, Medhwart, Hambleton and Tilton
Lawnview Dr
West Gate Dr
Crewson
W. H. Herbert
Attic Fire at 20 N May Ave Causes $1200 Loss
A Monday afternoon blaze at the home of Mrs G T Wilkinson on 20 North May Avenue caused about $1200 damage to the residence and contents. Fire Chief Charles Dalton said the fire started from combustible material near a draft hood on an attic furnace. The fire damaged attic rafters sheeting flooring and stored materials with water seepage through the ceiling. building loss estimated at $1000 and contents at $200.
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May Ave
G. T. Wilkinson
Charles Dalton
Estate tax planning topic at Athens Rotary luncheon
David Putnam of Columbus City National Bank and Trust Co. spoke at the Athens Rotary Club noon luncheon at the Ohio University Inn. A Ohio State graduate, he outlined estate tax planning and asked, What does it cost you to die? He described how an estate plan decides divisions after death and minimizes taxes.
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David Putnam
Columbus City National Bank and Trust Co
Athens Rotary Club
Ohio University Inn
Ohio State
Putnam
Drivers Cited After Crashes
State Highway Patrol cited two motorists for DWI after separate crashes. Harry Lavender 54 Rendville lost control on Route 13 north of Glouster striking a guard rail while being pursued by Glouster police and was cited for DWI and no operator’s license. Lawrence Carter 21 Athens Hotel was cited for DWI after his car struck two parked vehicles on South Canaan Road near Route 50 early Tuesday.
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Harry Lavender
Rendville
Glouster
Lavender
Lawrence Carter
Athens Hotel
Canaan Rd
Girl Scouts Share Trip To Idaho Roundup With Kiwanis
Two Athens girls Connie Lobdell and Janet Mason entertained the Kiwanis Club with color slides and a talk about their trip to the Girl Scout Roundup at Farragut Idaho last summer. John Huffman reported on the Kiwanis Ohio District Convention in Columbus September 26-29. Ed Van Dyke and Carl Frey attended. Guests included Merrill Atkinson and Dr George Lobdell.
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Athens
Connie Lobdell
Janet Mason
Kiwanis Club
Farragut
Idaho
John Huffman
Kiwanis
Ohio
Columbus
Ed van Dyke
Carl Frey
Merrill Atkinson
Logan W Va
George Lobdell
Ohio University
Lobdell
Drug Chain Sale Action is Contested
Dayton businessman Arthur Beerman filed suit to set aside the Gallaher Drug Co. consolidation with Revco D.S. Inc. Beerman seeks 1 million dollars in punitive damages from John H. Young and others, alleging improper sale terms and a $250,000 payout to Young. The 52 store chain included an Athens store and valued stock at 30 dollars a share versus a higher possible price.
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Dayton
Ohio
Arthur Beerman
Gallaher Drug Co
Revco D.S., Inc
Cleveland
Beerman
John H. Young
Gallaher
Young
Athens
Revco
Heavy Frost Reported in Athens as Temperature Dips
Heavy frost was reported in Athens on Tuesday as readings fell two degrees below freezing. At 9 a.m. the thermometer showed 39 degrees, with Monday’s high of 59 degrees. Weather observer C L Colmer provided the details.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
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Biel
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Ca Educational Scientific
Pinking Shears
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N. May Ave
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